Ta’Haley Payton, the 22-year-old mother from South Carolina who was found dead in Charlotte in December , died from hypothermia, according to a Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy report. Her death was found to be accidental.
Payton was visiting Charlotte from Spartanburg in November with her boyfriend to celebrate her birthday. Her family reported her missing on Nov. 20, the day after her birthday.
Her body was found on Dec. 9 near the 1100 block of Baxter Street, across from Kenilworth Avenue, where her friends and family had organized a search a few days before…